GDT: 11/9/2019 1pm ET Buffalo Sabres at Tampa in ModoLand

[Zamboni]

8 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said:

It’s going to be tough to win when half the roster is not competent NHL players. 

So our current record indicates every single player on the Sabres are (in your words) “competent NHL players”.

[Torpedo Forecheck]

1 minute ago, PASabreFan said:

The "bitch" post was not a reply. And I just watched Johansson's penalty again and it's a no brainer. He skated right into him.

Nonsense. How the hell did you determine intent, refs should not have made the call. 

[bunomatic]

Shot just wide is the bane of our existence. 

[Radar]

2 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said:

Exactly my point.  I’m slowly leaning towards “JBot is failing”.  The results speak for themselves.  

We're an improved team but lacking scoring (second line ) not half this team is incompetent. We're playing maybe the best lineup in hockey last two games. Yes, they aren't equal with the better teams in the league but they are improved.

[Randall Flagg]

Olofsson's lack of even strength production has more to do with having the yips and not bearing down than being incapable of being a part of scoring chances

[sabremike]

1 minute ago, bunomatic said:

Shot just wide is the bane of our existence. 

Freaking wide open net and he muffs it.

[Stoner]

2 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

I don't doubt it, which is why I'm not the one trying to drag that penalty into a discussion about a post-whistle skirmish the period before as if it has relevance to it

OK. It's just a sore point for me. I don't come here for "rah rah, they're cheating for (insert name of opponent)" nonsense.

 

Meanwhile, with a few brief interludes, I feel like I've been watching this game on a loop since 1994.

[Torpedo Forecheck]

1 minute ago, Radar said:

We're an improved team but lacking scoring (second line ) not half this team is incompetent. We're playing maybe the best lineup in hockey last two games. Yes, they aren't equal with the better teams in the league but they are improved.

I've got to agree with you, a few pieces short still, but better and the younger guys still can improve more.

[Stoner]

4 minutes ago, Torpedo Forecheck said:

Nonsense. How the hell did you determine intent, refs should not have made the call. 

Who cares about intent? He skated into a player looking the other way who wasn't near the puck.

[Torpedo Forecheck]

Just now, PASabreFan said:

Who cares about intent? He skated into a player looking the other way who wasn't near the puck.

Intent matters because you 're saying he that he did it" intentionally" and they didn't just collide, which is what happened. Your crusade about the refs is tiresome and adsurd. When refs make marginal/bad calls, people will notice. Got it

[Gatorman0519]

6 minutes ago, Zamboni said:

So our current record indicates every single player on the Sabres are (in your words) “competent NHL players”.

Good nhl rosters win long term in a season, not for a few weeks. 

[dudacek]

I really like Brandon Montour’s game.

It’s hard to believe he’s lost 90 per cent of his games in a Buffalo Uni.

Edited November 9, 2019 by dudacek

[bunomatic]

Goes wide of the net. I swear Ralph needs shock collars on these guys. Just hit the frikken net.

[darksabre]

Miller hurt is the last thing we need

[dudacek]

I’m amazed that Tampa hasn’t washed a single face or bumped into a single player without the puck the entire series.

[Radar]

1 minute ago, Gatorman0519 said:

Good nhl rosters win long term in a season, not for a few weeks. 

Let's talk in February before making assessments.

[Stoner]

3 minutes ago, Torpedo Forecheck said:

Intent matters because you 're saying he that he did it" intentionally" and they didn't just collide, which is what happened. Your crusade about the refs is tiresome and adsurd. When refs make marginal/bad calls, people will notice. Got it

Why did Johansson skate directly toward the Tampa player? It wasn't an incidental collision. I'm not on any crusade.

Edited November 9, 2019 by PASabreFan

[Randall Flagg]

If they keep playing this way they have a good chance at winning this game. And even if they lose, if they keep playing this way next week, they're fine

[Nitro60]

9 minutes ago, bunomatic said:

Shot just wide is the bane of our existence. 

The team that can not shoot straight. 

[Stoner]

Just now, dudacek said:

I’m amazed that Tampa hasn’t washed a single face or bumped into a single player without the puck the entire series.

The NHL doesn't want Buffalo to win a Cup. Small market and all.

[bunomatic]

Just now, Nitro60 said:

The team that can not shoot straight. 

The apple dumpling gang

[Stoner]

This is a good call too.

[darksabre]

Jimmy Vesey is so forgettable. I think I'd rather have Ville Leino.

[Stoner]

Last name is Dumb.

[sabremike]

8 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:

Deserved or not, it's the story of Buffalo-Tampa since the tank - surprisingly effective ES hockey for our guys against theirs, that doesn't matter because special teams gets won in a big way by Tampa, usually by Buffalo penalties that draw a lot more skepticism than is typical from fans.

Here's the thing with Tampa: Their entire gameplan relies on throwing picks in both zones, and it's never called. I was in the 300's when we played them last season and everyone around me was laughing about how ridiculously obvious it was. They would have a guy try and get the puck out of their zone and one of their guys would throw a blatant pick on our forechecker.